Hey my cousin is in the military and she wants to buy me the 4 day pass for me and my boyfriend would she be able to come to the park to just activate the tickets for us and leave. Also would she have to activate the ticket each day or would that one activation be in affect for all for days?

I am a US Army medically retired veteran on the permanent disability list (PDRL) and not a career (20yr) retired vet. I read the website and the Shades of Green website and it is a little confusing. I have the blue id card DD form 2 and it only say US Army Retired and expiration date is INDEF with my rank that I separated with and my DOD ID number. The web site has the listing for retired and says paid or non paid as being a (grey area). I had to forfeit my retirement pay for my disability pay so I do not have LES forms to print out. I was just wanting to make sure that Shades of Green will uphold my reservation and I don’t get a big surprise when I go to check in when I go in Oct 2016.

I am planning on taking my daughter to Disney this January 2017… Her father is an Army Reservist and she has her own ID, she us 4 years old… My question is, can she have discount on her tickets? At least just for her? Or does her dad needs to be there?

Assuming you are divorced. If so your daughter would be eligible to buy the slightly discounted Regular Military Discounted Magic Your Way Tickets from Base Ticket Offices or Shades of Green for the both of you.

She is not however qualified for the Disney Armed Forces Salute highly discounted tickets.

My immediate family size is 6 but have family visiting and have booked a trip to Orlando. With that said, i have a total of 11 people going to disney. I was able to acquire 11 4-day hopper tickets. Will our party not be able to use the 11 tickets or will they allow us to only use 6 and not use the remaining? If this is the case, what do i do with the remaining 5 tickets?

First, I’m assuming you have Disney Armed Forces Salute tickets. There are other less restrictive and more expensive military tickets…

If you and your wife had 9 dependent children you could activate all 11 Salute tickets.

But based upon your question I fear that is not the case.

The limit otherwise is 6 Salute tickets per eligible member.

Rather than retype the whole answer here, I’ll refer you to a recent post on my site. While this post is directed to those who were essentially ditched by the military sponsor, the advice that starts in the “Tickets You Can’t Activate” section is applicable to your extra 5 tickets.

The Regular Military Discounted Magic Your Way Tickets mentioned in the post have no limits so if you do get a refund prior to departure, get those. If you are left to ask Disney for a credit upon arrival you will limited to full price tickets.

For the documentation that I mention in the post make the Base Ticket Office give you a letter stating they refuse to refund the money for tickets that you can’t use (if they won’t give you a refund).

p.s. Oh also you could attempt to sell the unusable Salute tickets to an eligible member who still has the ability to use 5 tickets. Note I never recommend that people buy tickets in this way (unless they know the seller) as it could be a rip off or scam.

Hi, my husband and I are meeting our daughter (active Air Force) at shades of Green in January. We are flying into Sanford Airport and she is flying into MCO. We arrive hours before her. I know she has to be there to check in but is there a place on the resort that we can wait for her to arrive?

It should be no problem your waiting for her in the lobby as Dave mentioned, or checking out the grounds or restaurants. You will not however be able to make purchases in the AAFES Store without an ID.

Have your daughter forward you the confirmation email to print and take with you.

You are eligible to stay at Shades of Green, the military resort at WDW. You may also buy military discounted tickets at their Ticket Office (except the special Disney Armed Forces Salute tickets which require a current or retired ID for use).

However State issued IDs are not valid proof for these discounts. You will need to obtain a DD 1173.

Below is from Shades website:

“The Survivors’ Family Program extends to eligible Family members who have suffered a loss of an Active Duty sponsor regardless of the cause. A DD Form 1173 with “AD” in the Sponsor Service/Status field in combination with “DB” (DOD Beneficiary) or CH (Child Beneficiary) in the Relationship field on identification cards is required.

The Survivors’ Family Discount Program provides a 50 percent discount from normal room rates by applicable rate category. The discount applies to additional occupants and up to three guest rooms. Survivors’ Family discount requires the Survivors’ Family Member with a military identification card to make/confirm reservations and be the primary occupant.

The Survivors’ Family Program extends to sponsored guests accompanying the Survivors’ Family Member with a DD Form 1173. Stays under the Survivor Family Program are limited to a maximum 14 nights in duration. Discounts are applicable on guest room(s) only, cannot be combined with any other offer, and may be limited to certain locations and time periods at the discretion of the General Manager.”

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